List of mayors of Omaha, Nebraska
| Mayor of Omaha, Nebraska | |
|---|---|
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| Style | Her Honor The Honorable |
| Seat | Omaha City Hall |
| Term length | Four years |
| Inaugural holder | Jesse Lowe |
| Formation | 19th Century |
| Website | mayors-office |
This is a list of mayors of Omaha, Nebraska, United States.
List of mayors
[edit]| Order | Image | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term began[1][2] | Term ended[1][2] | Party affiliation | Notes | |
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| 1 | 
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Jesse Lowe (1814–1868) |
March 5, 1857 | March 2, 1858 | Democratic | [3] | |
| 2 | 
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Andrew Jackson Poppleton (1830–1896) |
March 2, 1858 | September 14, 1858 (resigned) |
Democratic | ||
| 3 | George Robert Armstrong (1819-1896) (interim mayor) |
September 14, 1858 | March 10, 1859 | Democratic | |||
| 4 | David Douglas Belden (1821-1897) |
March 10, 1859 | March 6, 1860 | Democratic | |||
| 5 | Clinton Briggs (1828-1882) |
March 6, 1860 | March 5, 1861 | Republican | |||
| 6 | George Robert Armstrong (1819-1896) |
March 5, 1861 | November 5, 1862 (resigned) |
Democratic | |||
| 7 | Benjamin Eli Barnet Kennedy (1827-1916) (interim mayor) |
November 5, 1862 | March 15, 1864 | Democratic | |||
| 8 | Addison R. Gilmore (1804-1866) |
March 15, 1864 | March 9, 1865 | Democratic | [4] | ||
| 9 | 
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Lorin Miller (1800-1888) |
March 9, 1865 | March 6, 1867 | Democratic | [5] | |
| 10 | Charles H. Brown (1834-1897) |
March 6, 1867 | March 4, 1868 | Democratic | |||
| 11 | George M. Roberts (1843-1906) |
March 4, 1868 | June 7, 1869 | Republican | [6] | ||
| 12 | 
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Ezra Millard (1833-1886) |
June 7, 1869 | April 10, 1871 | Democratic | ||
| 13 | 
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Smith Samuel Caldwell (1834-1884) |
April 10, 1871 | April 9, 1872 | Republican | ||
| 14 | 
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Joseph Hopkins Millard (1836-1922) |
April 9, 1872 | April 7, 1873 | Republican | ||
| 15 | William M. Brewer (?-1921) |
April 7, 1873 | February 3, 1874 (resigned) |
Democratic | [7] | ||
| 16 | James S. Gibson (1835-1906) (acting mayor) |
February 3, 1874 | April 13, 1874 | Democratic | [8][9] | ||
| 17 | 
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Champion S. Chase (1820-1898) |
April 13, 1874 | April 9, 1877 | Republican | First elected to a one-year term in 1874 and then to a two-year term in 1875 after Omaha extended the mayoral term to two years.[10] | |
| 18 | Reuben H. Wilbur (1825-1898) |
April 9, 1877 | April 7, 1879 | Republican | [11] | ||
| 19 |
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Champion S. Chase (1820-1898) |
April 7, 1879 | April 12, 1881 | Republican | ||
| 20 | 
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James E. Boyd (1834-1906) |
April 12, 1881 | April 10, 1883 | Democratic | ||
| 21 |
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Champion S. Chase (1820-1898) |
April 10, 1883 | June 30, 1884 (removed from office) |
Republican | ||
| 22 | Patrick F. Murphy (?-1885) (acting mayor) |
June 30, 1884 | April 14, 1885 | Republican | [12] | ||
| 23 |
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James E. Boyd (1834-1906) |
April 14, 1885 | May 10, 1887 | Democratic | ||
| 24 | 
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William J. Broatch (1841-1922) |
May 10, 1887 | January 7, 1890 | Republican | ||
| 25 | Richard C. Cushing (1843-1913) |
January 7, 1890 | January 5, 1892 | Democratic | |||
| 26 | 
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George Pickering Bemis (1838-1916) |
January 5, 1892 | January 7, 1896 | Republican | ||
| 27 |
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William J. Broatch (1841-1922) |
January 7, 1896 | May 12, 1897 [13] |
Republican | ||
| 28 | William F. Bechel (1841-1907) (acting mayor?) |
May 1897 | October 1897 | Republican | |||
| 29 | 
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Frank E. Moores† (1840-1906) |
May 12, 1897 [13] |
March 23, 1906 (died in office) (may have served illegally)[14] |
Republican | ||
| 30 | 
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Harry B. Zimman (1879-1936) (acting mayor) |
March 23, 1906 | May 21, 1906 | Republican | ||
| 31 | 
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James C. Dahlman (1856-1930) |
May 21, 1906 | May 13, 1918 | Democratic | ||
| 32 | .jpg)
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Edward Parsons Smith (1860-1930) |
May 13, 1918 | May 17, 1921 | Democratic | ||
| 33 |
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James C. Dahlman† (1856-1930) |
May 17, 1921 | January 21, 1930 (died in office) |
Democratic | ||
| 34 | John H. Hopkins (1886-1954) (acting mayor) |
January 21, 1930 | February 4, 1930 | Democratic | |||
| 35 | 
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Richard Lee Metcalfe (1861-1954) (interim mayor) |
February 4, 1930 | May 16, 1933 | Democratic | ||
| 36 | Roy Nathan Towl (1881-1974) |
May 16, 1933 | May 26, 1936 | Republican | |||
| 37 | 
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Dan Bernard Butler (1879-1953) |
May 26, 1936 | May 29, 1945 | Democratic | ||
| 38 | Charles W. Leeman (1892-1979) |
May 29, 1945 | May 25, 1948 | Democratic | |||
| 39 | 
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Glenn C. Cunningham (1912-2003) |
May 25, 1948 | May 25, 1954 | Republican | ||
| 40 | .jpg)
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Johnny Rosenblatt (1907-1979) |
May 25, 1954 | May 22, 1961 | Democratic[15] | First Jewish mayor of Omaha. | |
| 41 | James Dworak (1925-2002) |
May 22, 1961 | May 24, 1965 | Democratic | |||
| 42 | Alexander V. Sorensen (1905-1982) |
May 24, 1965 | May 26, 1969 | Republican | [16] | ||
| 43 | Eugene A. Leahy (1929-2000) |
May 26, 1969 | May 28, 1973 | Democratic | |||
| 44 | 
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Edward Zorinsky (1928-1987) |
May 28, 1973 | November 16, 1976 (resigned) |
Republican (before 1975) | Second Jewish mayor. Resigned after winning election to the U.S. Senate. | |
| Democratic (1975-1987)[17] | |||||||
| 45 | 
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Robert G. Cunningham (1923-2014) (interim mayor) |
November 16, 1976 | June 6, 1977 | Republican | Succeeded mayor Edward Zorinsky who won election to the U.S. Senate. Stepped down June 6, 1977 to serve on the State Game and Parks Commission.[18] | |
| 46 | Albert L. Veys (1919-2002) |
June 6, 1977 | June 8, 1981 | Democratic | [19][20] | ||
| 47 | 
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Mike Boyle (1944-2021) |
June 8, 1981 | January 26, 1987 (removed from office) |
Democratic | ||
| 48 | Stephen H. Tomasek, Jr. (1920-2001) (acting mayor) |
January 26, 1987 | February 6, 1987 | Democratic | City Council President Tomasek served as acting mayor after mayor Mike Boyle was recalled.[21] | ||
| 49 | 
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Bernard R. Simon† (1927-1988) (interim mayor) |
February 6, 1987 | April 14, 1988 (died in office) |
Democratic | Named mayor by the City Council on February 3, 1987 after mayor Mike Boyle was recalled.[22] Simon died on April 14, 1988 with City Council President Fred Conley served as acting mayor until the council was able to convene to name an interim mayor.[22] | |
| 50 | 
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Fred L. Conley (b. 1948) (acting mayor) |
April 14, 1988 | April 20, 1988 | Democratic | First African American councilmember in Omaha. As president of the City Council, Conley served as acting mayor after the death of interim mayor Bernie Simon on April 14, 1988.[22] | |
| 51 | 
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Walt Calinger (b. 1940) (interim mayor) |
April 20, 1988 | June 5, 1989 | Democratic | Named interim mayor on April 20, 1988 by a 4-3 vote of the City Council to finish the unexpired term of Bernie Simon.[23] | |
| 52 | 
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P. J. Morgan (b. 1940) |
June 5, 1989 | September 20, 1994 (resigned) |
Republican | [24] | |
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Subby Anzaldo (1933-2019) (acting mayor) |
September 20, 1994 | January 9, 1995 | Democratic | ||
| 54 | .jpg)
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Hal Daub (b. 1941) |
January 9, 1995 | June 10, 2001 | Republican | ||
| 55 | 
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Mike Fahey (b. 1943) |
June 10, 2001 | June 8, 2009 | Democratic | ||
| 56 | .jpg)
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Jim Suttle (b. 1944) |
June 8, 2009 | June 10, 2013 | Democratic | ||
| 57 |
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Jean Stothert (b. 1954) |
June 10, 2013 | Present | Republican | First woman mayor of Omaha | |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Scalise, Larry. "Mayors of Omaha, Nebraska", Omaha Public Library http://www.omahapubliclibrary.org/subjects/society/history/mayors.html Archived May 12, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Allen Flanery, James (May 10, 1989). "Morgan Win Seen as End To Turbulent Time for City Boyle Theme Not Enough, Observers Say". Omaha World-Herald. p. 1 – via NewsBank.
- ^ "How Title to a Large Part of Omaha Was Created: Story of an Exciting Period in the History of This City, as Told by the Late David D. Belden, Who Was Mayor in a Critical Time". Omaha World-Herald (Sunday ed.). February 5, 1911. p. 23 – via NewsBank.
But for some reason many of the best citizens did not want Mr. Lowe...The democratic [sic] convention for the nomination of municipal officers had been called and it was to assemble at 2 p. m., the very next day.
- ^ "Mary Louise Gilmore Dead: Was Formerly Well Known in the City of Omaha". Omaha World-Herald (Morning ed.). April 4, 1906. p. 6 – via NewsBank.
[Gilmore] came here from Illinois as the appointee of President Franklin Pierce and was an ardent adherent to the Douglas democracy of that day.
- ^ "Colonel Lorin Miller Dead: Passing Away of One of Omaha's Most Respected Citizens". Omaha (Daily) Herald. August 1, 1888. p. 8 – via NewsBank.
- ^ "Office Sought the Man: Why Omaha Has So Few Ex-Mayors and Few Citizens Remember Them as Such". Omaha World-Herald (Sunday ed.). September 27, 1891. p. 6 – via NewsBank.
- ^ "Election Returns". Omaha (Daily) Republican. April 3, 1873. p. 4 – via Google News.
- ^ "Passing of a Pioneer: James S. Gibson Dies at His Home in This City Sunday". Omaha World-Herald (Evening ed.). April 2, 1906. p. 1 – via NewsBank.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "Seven Democratic Councilmen Outvote Five Republicans, and Consequently Johnson Scoops Baumer". Omaha Daily Bee. May 12, 1874. p. 4 – via Chronicling America.
- ^ Omaha Illustrated: A History of the Pioneer Period and the Omaha of Today. D.C. Dunbar and Co. 1888. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
- ^ "Republican Ticket: Election: Tuesday, April 3, 1877". Omaha Daily Bee. April 2, 1877. p. 4. Retrieved December 16, 2024 – via Chronicling America.
- ^ "The Death of Ex-Mayor Murphy". Omaha Daily Bee. December 28, 1885. p. 4 – via Chronicling America.
- ^ a b "Moores Takes the Reins: Assumes Control of the Mayor's Office—Thrilling Episode". Omaha World-Herald (Morning ed.). May 12, 1897. p. 1 – via NewsBank.
- ^ "Nebraska Supreme Court holds his election illegal on the grounds he is a defaulter," New York Times. September 24, 1898. Retrieved 1/23/08.
- ^ "Rosenblatt to Speak". Omaha World-Herald (Evening ed.). May 15, 1957. p. 8 – via NewsBank.
City Commissioner John Rosenblatt will speak on "City Government and City Affairs" at the semi-monthly luncheon of the Douglas County Democratic [emphasis added] Club Tuesday, noon at 213 South Nineteenth [sic] Street.
- ^ "Mayor Hails City's Progress in Human Relations". Omaha Star. November 12, 1965. p. 1 – via NewsBank.
American cities have the responsibility to provide equal opportunity in housing and jobs to all Americans citizens, Omaha Mayor A. V. Sorensen told Young Republicans [emphasis added] at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, last Thursday.
- ^ "OPPD to Senate: Zorinsky's Star Moved Only Up". Omaha World-Herald. March 7, 1987 – via NewsBank.
- ^ "Dahlquist to Liquor Commission, Cunningham to Game and Parks". Lincoln Journal. May 16, 1977 – via NewspaperArchive.com.
- ^ Thompson, David (April 6, 1977). "Mrs. Abbott Forecasting Tough Fight". Omaha World-Herald. p. 1 – via NewsBank.
- ^ Kotok, C. David (April 3, 1985). "Low Turnout Called Aid To Krejci Against Boyle". Omaha World-Herald – via NewsBank.
In 1981, then - Gov. Charles Thone backed Veys against Boyle. Veys, then a Democrat, received substantial GOP support.
- ^ "Omaha officials search for new mayor". Colorado Springs Gazette. January 15, 1987 – via NewspaperArchive.com.
- ^ a b c "Omaha mayor dies; cancer fight lauded". Lincoln Journal Star. April 14, 1988. pp. 1, 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Omaha council picks Calinger as mayor". Lincoln Journal Star. April 20, 1988 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "P.J. Morgan, an Omaha real estate manager, was elected mayor May 9". Omaha World-Herald. December 24, 1989 – via Newspapers.com.
